The Memories I Choose
Instructions for Disappearing
Love drifted in
Like a gentle, early summer breeze,
Warm and inviting
After a lonely swim
In chilly water.
I choose to remember you this way.
Laughs and snuggles
Burned away the emptiness of living alone.
Hand in hand, we faced challenges.
Heart to heart, we talked about everything under the sun.
I choose to remember you this way.
Then, you disappeared, invisible to all.
Your soul, left behind, sustains me.
I don’t see you. I feel you.
You have become the warm, inviting breeze,
Leaving me with memories of laughter and snuggles.
I choose to remember you this way.
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For Ted Lacksonen, may he rest in peace.
About the Creator
Julie Lacksonen
Julie has been a music teacher at a public school in Arizona since 1987. She enjoys writing, reading, walking, swimming, and spending time with family.
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Comments (6)
Oh this is so beautiful but sad! I’m sorry he is gone but so wonderful you feel him near you 💕
Gorgeous work Julie! So sorry 4 your loss...
Sending hugs and comfort for this beauty Julie
This is heartwarming as well as sad but at least you feel him in spirit . Sending hugs. ❤️
Beautiful celebration of love & loss eloquently written!!!❤️❤️💕
This is such a tender and heartfelt tribute. You’ve really captured the ache of loss with so much warmth. What a lovely way to honour Ted’s memory.